Scientists note brain's reaction to fear
Posted: 31 Oct 2007, 21:30
http://tinyurl.com/ypp2muScience is getting a grip on people's fears. As Americans revel in all things scary on Halloween, scientists say they now know better what's going on inside our brains when a spook jumps out and scares us. Knowing how fear rules the brain should lead to treatments for a major medical problem: When irrational fears go haywire.